During World War Two, Rose Jackson and her friend Heather set off from Sale to find adventure in the army. More than 50 years later another Latrobe Valley teenager, Wendy Jeffrey, decided to do the same.
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Australian country towns often have a small memorial remembering those who have fallen in war. At Drouin, in Victoria's west Gippsland, the names are many and sometimes drawn from the one family. In 1944 Drouin's population was 1100. Out of that 150 men were away fighting in the Second World War. ...

As we acknowledge the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli its interesting to also acknowledge how the Australian Defence Force has changed in that time. Private Elizabeth Naunton is a 28 year old from Bairnsdale who is currently stationed in the middle east with the ADF. ...

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Commemorative services marking 100 years since WWI raged on the Western Front were carried out in France and Belgium. Australian soldiers, under the command of Sir John Monash, turned the tide of the war with a crucial victory at Villers Bretonnuex on Anzac Day 1918. The newly opened Sir John ...

This Anzac Day will mark the centenary of the battle at Villers-Bretonneux in France.
Australian, French and German musicians have created a musical requiem to commemorate the diggers who served on the Western front....

ANZAC biscuits have become part of our nation's history during the first World War. But the origin of the sweet is contested. Culinary historian Allie Reynolds sets the record straight, and shares her tips for the perfect biscuit, while talking to RN Drive. ...

This ANZAC Day is the first ever where same sex couples in the military are able to fully celebrate. Life in the armed forces for LGBTQI servicemen and women has changed radically over the years. Until the same sex marriage bill passed there were still members of the military who could not take their ...

In trying to emulate the character of warriors, have we afforded war a positive moral status to which it isn't entitled? To create space for moral reflection, we may need to look elsewhere for our moral exemplars....